In Los Angeles, the city council approved a study that proposes to ban the use of plastic containers, glasses, and disposable drinking straws. Study leader Sheila Kuehl said that polystyrene, a synthetic material used in a variety of foods, is “so light that the wind often blows out ...

About 8 million tons of discarded plastic have accumulated in the waters of the world's oceans in recent years. According to a recent study, the amount of synthetic debris in the aquatic environment of the planet will increase significantly in the next ten years and will become alarming if not urgently ...